If the Village officials who are authorized to issue appearance tickets shall deem it to be in the interest of public safety, they may require the owners or occupants of any lot or premises abutting any of the highways of the Village to cut, trim or remove tree branches or limbs, brush, grass, rubbish or weeds sufficient to eliminate the hazard which is deemed to exist, and, upon demand of said enforcing authorities, said owners or occupants shall forthwith comply or, in default thereof, said Village officials may cause such tree branches or limbs, brush, grass, rubbish or weeds to be cut, trimmed or removed and charge the expense thereof to such owners or occupants.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable by a fine not exceeding $250 or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding 15 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for each day the offense is continued, a separate and distinct offense hereunder.